Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting technician

The differences between fiscal accounting clerks and accounting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a fiscal accounting clerk and an accounting technician. Additionally, an accounting technician has an average salary of $41,337, which is higher than the $38,731 average annual salary of a fiscal accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a fiscal accounting clerk include financial data, purchase orders and payroll. The most important skills for an accounting technician are customer service, financial reports, and payroll.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting technician overview

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$38,731	$41,337
Hourly rate	$18.62	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	81,595	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting technician salary

Fiscal accounting clerks and accounting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$38,731	$41,337
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $49,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between fiscal accounting clerk and accounting technician education

There are a few differences between a fiscal accounting clerk and an accounting technician in terms of educational background:

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting technician demographics

Here are the differences between fiscal accounting clerks' and accounting technicians' demographics:

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 26.5% Female, 73.5%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal accounting clerk and accounting technician duties and responsibilities

Fiscal accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Used visual graphic such as PowerPoint presentation for the use of training purposes.
Balance payroll daily against check and cash payment records, forward transmittal documents to finance center.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Update weekly transactions and monthly bank reconciliations on Peachtree for multiple businesses to assist in preparation of accurate financial statements.

Accounting technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting technician skills

Common fiscal accounting clerk skills

Financial Data, 29%
Purchase Orders, 27%
Payroll, 19%
Quality Customer Service, 14%
Journal Entries, 12%

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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